Lead Product Engineer

Job Description

Lead Product Engineer – Industrial Filtration

Main Tasks

• Lead the design and development of air/liquid filtration system products, conceptualizing complex mechanical designs, components, and assemblies to meet internal/external specifications, cost, and timelines
• Maintain a high level of accountability and responsiveness in customer communication, ensuring customer satisfaction and positioning the company as the preferred choice for technical engineering solutions
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to evaluate product designs, determine feasibility, and minimize costs for development and manufacturing while ensuring strong design for manufacturability (DFM)
• Work closely with operations to align product designs with production strategies, understanding and optimizing process capabilities and manufacturing requirements for mechanical components
• Cook up Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) activities for product design validation, analyzing results to optimize performance, reliability, robust manufacturing, and cost
• Collaborate with Testing to establish validation methods, interpret results, and recommend design improvements and corrective actions based on test outcomes
• Work with Global Business and Technology Solutions (GBTS) for engineering and CAD tasks including support for 3D modeling, engineering drawings, and design documentation
• Actively participate and support Kaizen/DLS workshops and contribute to annual objectives related to product design and development improvements
• Complete required tasks for each Gate as per the program management development process including required engineering deliverables and design release documentation
• Support development and release of engineering drawings, design documentation, and Bills of Material (BOM) to ensure accurate product release into manufacturing

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or closely related engineering discipline
• Experience: Minimum 3 years of experience in mechanical product design and development, demonstrated ownership of product development from concept through production release, experience creating and releasing engineering drawings and managing engineering change processes
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in 3D CAD modeling tools such as NX, Creo, CATIA, or similar platforms, strong knowledge of GD&T (ASME Y14.5), experience performing tolerance stack-up analysis, experience creating and managing Bills of Material within engineering or ERP systems such as SAP, experience in Design Failure Mode Effects Analysis (DFMEA), strong problem-solving and analytical skills, ability to collaborate across global engineering teams

Preferred Experience

• Experience designing industrial equipment, automotive components, or fluid handling products
• Experience designing plastic injection molded, stamped metal, or cast mechanical components
• Experience with filtration systems or fluid system components
• Familiarity with filter manufacturing processes
• Exposure to program or project management within product development programs